your computer. See www.ekahau.com/devices. Youll need two Wi-Fi adapters for Hybrid Surveys.
The easiest way to get familiar with ESS is to
explore the example project. It includes one floor of surveyed data and two floors of simulated data.
2. Click on the installer executable
1. Project: File > Open, select one of the example
projects
3. Follow the on-screen installation instructions
4. When starting the SW, insert the license key and choose a network adapter to tie the license key to. If you do not have a license key, you can start ESS in evaluation mode.
2. Try different visualizations (B) and AP selections
(C, D, F, A) 3. With Example Project Pro, move, add and reconfigure access points
A. Quickly select a group of APs
F. These work together: If for Selected
B. Choose visualization
Access Points is active, the APs
C. Choose APs to visualize
selected in the AP list (or map) will be
D. Select & deselect access points
used for the visualization
E. Switch between maps
Ekahau Site Survey Quick Guide
Start from the Scratch: Design a Wi-Fi Network
1. Create a new Project: File > New Project
Planner will suggest AP locations and channels.
2. Go to the Planning tab
7. Optimize the AP locations if needed (Edit tool, F)
3. Insert a map (A), set scale (B)
8. Analyze the network (G)
4. Draw main walls (C)
[Instead of using Auto-Planner (steps 6-7), you can
1. Create a new Project: File > New Project 2. Insert a map (D), set scale 3. Go to the Survey tab 4. Click the Record button (C), click on the map as you start or stop walking or make a turn 5. Right click when you want to pause or stop surveying
7. Use the Network Health and Network Issues
visualizations to ensure performance and troubleshoot. Go to Site > Edit Requirements to edit your requirements. Note: Drawing walls is not required if youre just performing surveys and not working with simulated access points.
6. Visualize the data (B) for all or APs
A. Quickly select a group of APs
G. Measured APs look different from
B. Choose Visualization
simulated APs. This AP is distributing
C. Record Site Survey
two SSIDs.
D. Add a map (jpeg, png, bmp, gif)
H. This is what an AP looks like on the map.
E. Click the Miniature Ping View to edit /
Its an 802.11g AP (yellowish color) on
channel 1. Click to select.
configure Ping host used for Active Survey
F. Ensure your network adapters are
connected and signals are updating before
surveying
I. This is the survey route
Ekahau Site Survey Quick Guide
Troubleshoot an Existing Network Without Site Surveys
1. Ensure a supported Wi-Fi adapter is connected and enabled 2. Select your network requirements (such as data, VoIP) from : Site > Requirements 3. Click on the Miniature Signal Strength or Miniature Ping View button (the green bars that are updating in the top-right corner of the screen)
from the drop-down menu
5. Use the Live Network Status view to discover basic network problems. Live Network Status will continually compare the current network signals with your requirements, and will show if problems in your Wi-Fi are detected.
4. If you have not performed surveys and defined
My Access Points, select the SSID of your network
A. Select the Signals tab to view the list
of audible APs. The ones currently not audible are grayed out B. Select the Ping tab to start / stop pinging and to edit the ping settings C. If you are troubleshooting using an empty Project, select your SSID here D. Select one of the pre-defined
requirements suitable for your case
E. Your current network requirements.
Adjust from: Site > Requirements. Here the network is designed for Basic Connectivity F. Does your network currently meet your Requirements? Green = Yes, Red = No G. Current host being pinged and the associated Access Point